Guidance

Suitability – deportation and exclusion: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on refusal of applications for entry clearance, permission to enter or to stay in the UK.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 11 October 2022
• Last updated: 11 November 2025
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  1. 11 November 2025

     Changes to reflect Part Suitability replacing Part 9: grounds for refusal of the Immigration Rules.

  2. 18 January 2024

     Minor updates to reflect the introduction of Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETAs).

  3. 11 October 2022

     First published.

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Suitability: deportation and exclusion

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Suitability: deportation and exclusion

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff consider whether to refuse or cancel an application for entry clearance, permission to enter or to stay in the UK.